Shin Protecting Sock Assembly

ABSTRACT

A shin protecting sock assembly includes a sock that is worn on a user&#39;s lower leg and foot during athletic activities. The sock has a pocket and a leg portion. The leg portion has a first grip section to engage the user&#39;s lower leg when the sock is worn. In this way the leg portion is inhibited from falling downwardly on the user&#39;s lower leg. The leg portion has a second grip section to engage the user&#39;s lower leg when the sock is worn. In this way the leg portion is inhibited from falling downwardly on the user&#39;s lower leg. A shield is insertable into the pocket such that the shield is positioned over the user&#39;s shin when the sock is worn. The shield is comprised of a rigid material to protect the user&#39;s shin from impact.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Description of Related Art including information disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to sock devices and more particularly pertains to a new sock device having a shin guard pocket being integrated therein.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a sock that is worn on a user's lower leg and foot during athletic activities. The sock has a pocket and a leg portion. The leg portion has a first grip section to engage the user's lower leg when the sock is worn. In this way the leg portion is inhibited from falling downwardly on the user's lower leg. The leg portion has a second grip section to engage the user's lower leg when the sock is worn. In this way the leg portion is inhibited from falling downwardly on the user's lower leg. A shield is insertable into the pocket such that the shield is positioned over the user's shin when the sock is worn. The shield is comprised of a rigid material to protect the user's shin from impact.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective in-use view of a shin protecting sock assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure in a first condition.

FIG. 3 is a front phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure in a second condition.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 7 thereof, a new sock device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 7, the shin protecting sock assembly 10 generally comprises a sock 12 is worn on a user's lower leg and foot during athletic activities. The sock 12 has a pocket 14 integrated therein and the sock 12 has a foot portion 16 and a leg portion 18. The foot portion 16 includes a toe 20, a heel 22 and a sole 24 extending between the toe 20 and the heel 22. The leg portion 18 has a top end 26 that is open for insertably receiving the user's foot and lower leg. The sole 24 is comprised of an adhesive material to engage the user's foot when the sock 12 is worn thereby reducing slippage of the user's foot in the sock 12 during athletic activities.

The leg portion 18 has a first grip section 28 extending around an entire circumference of the leg portion 18. The first grip section 28 is comprised of an adhesive material. In this way the first grip section 28 engages the user's lower leg when the sock 12 is worn thereby inhibiting the leg portion 18 from falling downwardly on the user's lower leg. The first grip section 28 is positioned adjacent to the foot portion 16.

The leg portion 18 has a second grip section 30 extending around an entire circumference of the leg portion 18. The second grip section 30 is comprised of an adhesive material. In this way the second grip section 30 engages the user's lower leg when the sock 12 is worn thereby inhibiting the leg portion 18 from falling downwardly on the user's lower leg. The second grip section 30 is positioned adjacent to the top end 26 of the leg portion 18. Additionally, the adhesive material of which the sole 24, the first grip section 28 and the second grip section 30 are comprised may include, but not be limited to, a tacky rubber substance, a multiple use medical adhesive material or any other type of non-residual material that can weakly and releasably adhere to human skin.

The pocket 14 is positioned between the first grip section 28 and the second grip section 30. The pocket 14 has an upper side 32 and the upper side 32 is open to access an interior of the pocket 14. The sock 12 is wearable in a first condition having the pocket 14 being exposed on the leg portion 18. The sock 12 is wearable in a second condition having the pocket 14 being positioned between the leg portion 18 and the user's lower leg when the sock 12 is worn.

A shield 34 is provided and the shield 34 is insertable into the pocket 14 when the sock 12 is worn. In this way the shield 34 is positioned over the user's shin when the sock 12 is worn. The shield 34 is comprised of a rigid material to protect the user's shin from impact. The shield 34 is insertable into the upper side 32 of the pocket 14. The shield 34 has a first surface 36 and the first surface 36 is concavely arcuate to conform to curvature of the user's shin thereby enhancing comfort for the user. The shield 34 may be a soccer shin guard or other similar athletic guard.

In use, the sock 12 is worn when the user is participating in an athletic activity, such as soccer, that involves the potential to be struck in the shin. Each of the sole 24, the first grip section 28 and the second grip section 30 sticks to the user's foot or leg. In this way slippage of the foot within the sock 12 is minimized and the pocket 14 is retained at the preferred location of being on the user's shin. The shield 34 is inserted into the upper side 32 of the pocket 14 thereby protecting the user's shin from impact. Moreover, the sock 12 can be worn in either of the first condition or the second condition, depending on the user's preference.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

I claim:
 1. A shin protecting sock assembly being configured to be worn while playing soccer for holding a shin guard in place during game play, said assembly comprising: a sock being worn on a user's lower leg and foot during athletic activities, said sock having a pocket being integrated therein, said sock having a foot portion and a leg portion, said leg portion having a first grip section being comprised of an adhesive material wherein said first grip section is configured to engage the user's lower leg when said sock is worn thereby inhibiting said leg portion from falling downwardly on the user's lower leg, said leg portion having a second grip section being comprised of an adhesive material wherein said second grip section is configured to engage the user's lower leg when said sock is worn thereby inhibiting said leg portion from falling downwardly on the user's lower leg; and a shield being insertable into said pocket wherein said shield is configured to be positioned over the user's shin when said sock is worn, said shield being comprised of a rigid material wherein said shield is configured to protect the user's shin from impact.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said foot portion includes a toe, a heel and a sole extending between said toe and said heel, said sole being comprised of an adhesive material wherein said sole is configured to engage the user's foot when said sock is worn thereby reducing slippage of the user's foot in said sock during athletic activities.
 3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said leg portion has a top end being open for insertably receiving the user's foot and lower leg, said first grip section extending around an entire circumference of said leg portion.
 4. The assembly according to claim 3, wherein said second grip section extends around an entire circumference of said leg portion, said second grip section being positioned adjacent to said top end of said leg portion.
 5. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein said pocket is positioned between said first grip section and said second grip section, said pocket having an upper side, said upper side being open to access an interior of said pocket.
 6. The assembly according to claim 5, wherein: said sock is wearable in a first condition having said pocket being exposed on said leg portion; and said sock is wearable in a second condition having said pocket being positioned between said leg portion and the user's lower leg when said sock is worn.
 7. The assembly according to claim 5, wherein said shield is insertable into said upper side of said pocket, said shield having a first surface, said first surface being concavely arcuate wherein said shield is configured to conform to curvature of the user's shin thereby enhancing comfort for the user.
 8. A shin protecting sock assembly being configured to be worn while playing soccer for holding a shin guard in place during game play, said assembly comprising: a sock being worn on a user's lower leg and foot during athletic activities, said sock having a pocket being integrated therein, said sock having a foot portion and a leg portion, said foot portion including a toe, a heel and a sole extending between said toe and said heel, said leg portion having a top end being open for insertably receiving the user's foot and lower leg, said sole being comprised of an adhesive material wherein said sole is configured to engage the user's foot when said sock is worn thereby reducing slippage of the user's foot in said sock during athletic activities, said leg portion having a first grip section extending around an entire circumference of said leg portion, said first grip section being comprised of an adhesive material wherein said first grip section is configured to engage the user's lower leg when said sock is worn thereby inhibiting said leg portion from falling downwardly on the user's lower leg, said first grip section being positioned adjacent to said foot portion, said leg portion having a second grip section extending around an entire circumference of said leg portion, said second grip section being comprised of an adhesive material wherein said second grip section is configured to engage the user's lower leg when said sock is worn thereby inhibiting said leg portion from falling downwardly on the user's lower leg, said second grip section being positioned adjacent to said top end of said leg portion, said pocket being positioned between said first grip section and said second grip section, said pocket having an upper side, said upper side being open to access an interior of said pocket, said sock being wearable in a first condition having said pocket being exposed on said leg portion, said sock being wearable in a second condition having said pocket being positioned between said leg portion and the user's lower leg when said sock is worn; and a shield being insertable into said pocket wherein said shield is configured to be positioned over the user's shin when said sock is worn, said shield being comprised of a rigid material wherein said shield is configured to protect the user's shin from impact, said shield being insertable into said upper side of said pocket, said shield having a first surface, said first surface being concavely arcuate wherein said shield is configured to conform to curvature of the user's shin thereby enhancing comfort for the user. 